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QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPSThose skating competitions and championships leading to and including the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in singles, pair and ice dance. Currently These are Sub-Sectionals, Sectionals & Skate Canada Challenge Competitions. The levels of skating competition at the qualifying competitions and Championships currently are Juvenile, Pre-Novice, Novice, Junior and Senior.

NON-QUALIFYING COMPETITIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPSFor the purposes of these rules, the term “non-qualifying competition” is used in reference to events which do not qualify skaters for the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. These include: club, interclub, and invitational competitions.

DISCIPLINEThe type of skating at the qualifying competitions and championships. Currently the disciplines are women’s singles, men’s singles, pair and ice dance.